Fungi of Saskatchewan
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Key to subterranean fungi

Subterranean fungi include truffles (ascomycete,Tuber spp), which are highly prized for their aroma and flavour, and at least 92 other genera of ascomycete and basidiomycete that fruit underground and are dug up and dispersed by animals. Tuber fruiting bodies are solid, filled with hymenium and spores, whereas other subterranean fungi are related to other ascomycete and basidiomycete groups. Some apparently subterranean fungi are merely the young stage of a fruiting body, including the ‘eggs’ of stinkhorns and Amanita mushrooms. It is important to cut the open to determine this. Keys and descriptions of families and genera of truffles Cross References: Ar844-65